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Fritz Hudkins Hosty and Leavelle on Oswald.mp4
Reporter Lonnie Hudkins, FBI agent James Hosty, and Dallas police officer Jim Leavelle reminisce on when Oswald was taken into police custody.

Many people who were involved in the President's assassination whether it was the investigation or just being a bystander were affected later in their lives. Many people suffered trauma from this event and it traveled with them till their dying day.…

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Leon Hubert conducted Curry's testimony for the Warren Commission to conduct a full investigation of JFK's assassination. He said that he was in the lead car during the parade with other Secret Service Agents and Dallas PD officers and then heard…

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Here in the testimony you can see that Chief Curry told the "Dallas Times Herald" that Lee Harvey Oswald's transfer would be placed in the custody of Sheriff J.E. Bill Decker on November 24, 1963. He also was reported that he revealed the time of…

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Fritz’s name appears most often, however, "captain" appears almost simultaneously with "Fritz" until segment 8 during the discussion of Oswald's assassination

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Former defense attorney in Dallas, Texas, Travis Kirk, gives his opinion on the character of Dallas Police Captain J.W. Fritz and Fritz's possible involvement in the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.

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On the night of November 23, 1963, a threatening call was received regarding Lee Harvey Oswald's life, according to Captain W.B. Frazier. Frazier requested to Captain Fritz that Oswald be transferred to the Dallas County Jail, but Fritz said the…

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Here you can see that Chief Curry wanted proper security set in the basement of the Dallas Police building for Lee Harvey Oswald. This would prevent him from being harmed during the investigation especially since Oswald is the direct responsibility…

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Mr. BELIN. Who held the rifle while you looked at it with the glass?
Mr. DAY. I held it.
Mr. BELIN. In one hand?
Mr. DAY. One hand, using the glass with the other.
Mr. BELIN. How did you try to process the live round for prints?
Mr. DAY. With…

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Mr. BELIN. Were you on duty on November 22, 1963?
Mr. DAY. Yes, sir.
Mr. BELIN. Could you describe your activities from about noon on of that day?
Mr. DAY. I was in the identification bureau at the city hall. About a quarter of one I was in the…

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The testimony of Forrest V. Sorrels was taken at 1 p.m., on May 6, 1964, at 200 Maryland Avenue NE., Washington, D.C., by Messrs. Burr W. Griffin, Leon D. Hubert, Jr., and Samuel A. Stern, assistant counsel of the President's Commission. Fred B.…

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A clipping from an unknown newspaper quoting Jack Ruby from an interview with Sorrels

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photograph of Forrest Sorrels joint headstone with wife Agnes Silvey after his death in 1993

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Still from the 2013 movie Parkland that dramatized event following JFK being shot, surrounding the activity within the Parkland Hospital

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Sorrels describes his interview with Lee Harvey Oswald

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Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry wrote a self published book that revealed his personal account of the JFK assassination. Including information about Dallas, the security planning, the motorcade, the school book depository, Lee Harvey Oswald, evidence…

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This is Bill Beal's first view of the approaching motorcade. The white car is Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry's personal vehicle and Secret Service agent Win Lawson rode with him in the passenger seat. Dallas County Sheriff Bill Decker sat behind…

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Portrait of Curry

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